⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:32 · SA 8-0 DAL
- Winner
Tim Duncan made 18 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:02 · SA 89-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Greg Buckner.
Q4 1:15 · SA 82-80 DAL
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · SA 86-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · SA 86-85 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:52 · SA 59-59 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:07 · SA 87-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul
Q3 2:21 · SA 62-59 DAL
- Technical
Eduardo Najera Technical Foul
Q3 0:58 · SA 64-61 DAL
- Turnover
ZhiZhi Wang Lost Ball. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
Q4 0:30 · SA 85-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| SA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
